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Date Posted: 04:49:56 12/10/08 Wed
Author: Rick
Subject: Universal Horror: 1930's vs. 1940's

What period would you say was the best in terms of quality productions and good in all areas? I'd have to say the 1930's cycle was the Golden Age, by far in the sense of the originality and fresh ideas in horror, mystery and drama.

The 40's films began suffering and while there were still good ones (and Sherlock Holmes), they gradually got worse until the studio shut the unit down in July 1946.




Rick

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[> Re: Universal Horror: 1930's vs. 1940's -- Officer Torch, 08:30:51 12/10/08 Wed [1]

I agree with Rick on this...their golden oldies.. the ones I may have on old VHS, a few DVDs, or saw somewhere on TCM, PBS, (or eguivalent) have been from the Thirties, for the most part. The scary movies...horror/dramas we saw, maybe first as kids likely on early TV...Frankenstein, Dracula, Mummy, Black Cat, etc that we still enjoy today, some 70+ years later have remarkable lasting power, like Flash Gordon from yesteryear many of us also enjoy. Rick's hard work on this site nicely combines such classic material admirably. Thank you.


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[> [> Re: Universal Horror: 1930's vs. 1940's -- DAN, 09:40:19 12/10/08 Wed [1]

I also have to agree, the 1930s had the best films.
The 1940s were mainly B movies, and they are highly enjoyable, but they don't compare with Dracula, Frankenstein, Bride of Frank, The Mummy, Invisible Man, etc. The 1940s exception would be "The Wolf Man."


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[> Re: Universal Horror: 1930's vs. 1940's -- Tim, 10:44:00 12/10/08 Wed [1]

I agree, the golden 1930s represents the cream of the Universal horror crop.

While not up to the level of the golden age 1930s, the 1940s wave contains some excellent monster fare, including The Wolf Man, Phantom of the Opera, Son of Dracula and House of Frankenstein.

Tim


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